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The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission announced that the government will collect $1.5 million in civil penalties and $2 million in consumer redress from the online contact lens company, Vision Path Inc., doing business as Hubble Contacts.

“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.”

Nine years ago, it started at the Hawaiian Eye meeting, where the Healio/Ocular Surgery News editors paved the way for me to write this Premium Channel column. This is now my 94th column, and I will hit my 100th submission mid-year.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — The No Surprises Act will impact some ophthalmic practices, particularly those with an ASC, Allison W. Shuren, MSN, JD, said during a presentation here.

Patients with vision-threatening eye diseases who belong to a racial or ethnic minority group reported feeling less respected by clinicians than their non-Hispanic white counterparts, according to a cross-sectional cohort study.

“When you pick your advisers, you pick your advice.”

Galderma has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Alastin Skincare Inc., the company announced in a press release.

In their most recent column, Sanjeev Bhatia, MD, and David B. Mandell, JD, MBA, explain tax loss harvesting and how it can be an effective strategy for reducing tax obligations. It was the top story in hematology/oncology last week.

Coming to a decision about selling your practice to private equity and actually completing the sale is a long process.

In the last 10 years, private equity has grown to become a larger part of ophthalmology.